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Say what you will about Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan’s technical abilities as combat sports commentators, but you can’t deny the two have a massive passion for mixed martial arts. There’s few out there that will get as hyped as these two do for big fights. Throw them together, and you have a PPV recipe

Michael Chandler didn’t stay quiet on Saturday night. The former Bellator lightweight champion and former UFC title challenger had a lot to say following the lightweight championship contest featured in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 269 in Las Vegas. Charles Oliveira defended his belt for the first time, submitting Dustin Poirier in the third

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 5:45 PM ET LAS VEGAS – The UFC is capping its year with something of a celebration of the hardcore fan, a reward for those who have been following the sport of MMA for a long time. Charles Oliveira defends his UFC lightweight title against Dustin Poirier in the

The UFC 269 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier will collide in a lightweight title clash. UFC 269’s co-main event will see a clash between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena in a women’s bantamweight title bout. More action will also be featured on

The final UFC pay-per-view (PPV) of the year will unfold tonight (Sat., Dec. 11, 2021) at UFC 269 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event will pit current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira against top contender Dustin Poirier. In co-main event action, Julianna Pena will try to

By Simon Samano and Mike Bohn | December 11, 2021 1:00 pm ET LAS VEGAS – There might not be another person on the planet who’s more interested in what happens in the UFC 269 main event than Justin Gaethje. With UFC president Dana White already stating that Gaethje “should be” next in line for

7:52 AM ET It is true, the UFC’s lightweight division has moved on from Khabib Nurmagomedov, as hard as that has been. It’s been more than a year since Nurmagomedov’s sudden retirement, and the UFC crowned a new undisputed champion, Charles Oliveira, in May. Nurmagomedov remains happily retired, and there is no indication he will

There is some documentation to back up Julianna Peña’s claim that Amanda Nunes agreed to fight her after UFC 200. Julianna Peña’s warpath to a title shot against “The Lionness” Amanda Nunes will culminate in the battle tonight at UFC 269. One of Pena’s many claims leading up to the fight is that Nunes was

We’re just a couple of hours away from the UFC 269: “Oliveira vs. Poirier” pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 11, 2021) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card will be the lightweight title fight between reigning champion Charles Oliveira and former interim titleholder Dustin Poirier. Check out their fight

By Matthew Wells | December 11, 2021 12:10 am ET Legacy Fighting Alliance returned for its final event of the year on Friday evening to crown a new women’s flyweight champion. Marya Cantuaria and Jamey-Lyn Horth stepped in the cage to battle it out for the vacant LFA title. On an evening that kept the

12:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the best lightweight matchups in UFC history is official. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira weighed in at 155 pounds and challenger Dustin Poirier hit the scale at 154.5 pounds Friday during the UFC 269 weigh-ins at the UFC Apex. Oliveira will make his first title defense against

28-year-old MMA fighter Bunyod Tukhtayev is wanted by Russian police after he recently escaped custody in St. Petersburg following an attack. Tukhtayev had been arrested earlier this week on charges of trading QR codes, which are required in public places around the area during the COVID-19 pandemic. The codes are used to verify vaccination status

The final faceoffs are all squared away ahead of UFC 269 tomorrow night (Sat., Dec. 11, 2021) live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be the last UFC PPV event of the calendar year. LIVE! Watch UFC 269 PPV On ESPN+ Here! CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER! Ultimate Fighting Championship

By Matt Erickson | December 10, 2021 1:15 pm ET Oliveira vs. Poirier Nunes vs. Pena Neal vs. Ponzinibbio Garbrandt vs. Kara-France O’Malley vs. Paiva MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 203-116 Poirier (63%) Nunes (87%) Ponzinibbio (66%) Garbrandt (53%) O’Malley (82%) John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 207-112 Poirier Nunes Ponzinibbio Garbrandt O’Malley Simon Samano @SJSamano

8:00 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Dustin Poirier was at a crossroads early in his career. It was May 2012, and he had just lost his first UFC main event to Chan Sung Jung. It was Poirier’s third UFC fight, and he was only 23 years old. But he felt like he needed a

Tyron Woodley is willing and excited to take advantage of the knockout clause in his rematch with Jake Paul. On the back of losing a boxing match to Paul early this year, Woodley faced comments from people like Dillon Danis, who claimed that he had a clause stating that he was not allowed to knock

While Cody Garbrandt and Sean O’Malley were separated before things got out of hand during the UFC 269-pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada (see it here), the security team at the BKFC event in Tampa, Fla., wasn’t as quick to the draw. Mike Perry was a guest commentator in the broadcast booth calling the

By Mike Bohn | December 9, 2021 10:57 pm ET LAS VEGAS – From the way the UFC 269 pre-fight press conference unfolded, one would think we’re going to see Cody Garbrandt vs. Sean O’Malley on Saturday. That’s not the case, however, as Garbrandt (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is set to make his flyweight debut on